Rome observes Good Friday in churches across Italy
In Rome and throughout Italy faithful Catholics marked Good Friday as Pope Pius neared public sighting. Churches opened briefly yearly, Mass of the Pre Sanctified, Passion and Tenebrae filled the Sistine Chapel while clergy, bishops, and papal courtiers attended. Processions at St Peter's displayed the true cross relic as worshipers joined in the sepulchres visit tradition. Banks and offices closed at noon. Sicily towns staged local passion plays and street processions.
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Italy
Pope Pius
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's
Sicily
Iowa City Council Acts To Safeguard Election March 29
Iowa City council approves a resolution urging the governor attorney general and county attorney to ensure an honest city election on March 29. Petitions say the local power company seeks to sway voters with promised cash returns to defeat municipal ownership. Over 400 signatories supported the measure.
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Iowa City Council
Iowa City
Thomas E. Martin
Harold Westermark
Municipal Ownership League
Interventions Plague Simpson Divorce Fight in London
London insiders say efforts to block Mrs Wallis Simpson's divorce from becoming absolute are unlikely to succeed. The proctor's office reports no justification found for intervention though gossip persists. The inquiry covered all episodes in her recent years including a summer Mediterranean cruise aboard the yacht Nahlin with the Duke of Windsor.
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Interseier
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Mrs Simpsons
Exen
Mediterranean
Nahi
Duke of Windsor
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Unidentified Bodies In Bus Disaster To Be Buried At Salem
Nine charred victims of a bus crash near Salem are to be buried in Salem cemetery. Mayor Omar Mack of Salem, owner of the mortuary holding fifteen bodies, said few more identifications are likely. Eleven victims are known, three survivors, including driver Dick Thomas, are hospitalized in St Louis. State’s Attorney Ward Holt found no evidence of criminal negligence.
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Salem
Salem Cemetery
Omar Mackin
Dick Thomas
Chicago
Don Flanery
Kansas City
John S
Creekmore
Miami
Fla
St Lews
State
Atttorney
Holt
Blame Monoxide Gas For Three Deaths
An escape of carbon monoxide gas in the American Smelting and Refining plant in Perth Amboy New Jersey was blamed for the deaths of three workmen and left two others seriously ill from inhaling fumes.
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Perth Amboy
INS
American Smelting and Refining Company
Urge Federal School Building Supervision
A preliminary inquiry into the New London school disaster proposes 4 government agencies to supervise public building construction and mandates the compulsory use of a malodorant in domestic gas.
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Austin. Tex
INS
New London
Births of two daughters in Philadelphia and Chicago
A daughter Judith Ann was born March 25 to Mr and Mrs Robert Manton Covert of Chicago. The baby is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F. Byrnes of 1300 Third Avenue SE. Earlier, a son was born March 20 to Mr and Mrs Jack A Gonden of Philadelphia at Germantown Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Germantown Hospital
Germantown
Gordon
Vo Gordon
Seventh Avenue SF
Robert Manton Covert
Chiceago
Judith Ann Mrs Covert
Mary Louise Byrnes
Charles FE. Byrnes
Third Avenue SE
Jews Observe Passover Festival in Cedar Rapids
Sunset on March 26 marks the start of eight day Passover observed by Cedar Rapids orthodox Jews. Rabbi L Reines of Congregation Beth Jacob explains the Exodus remembrance and covenant renewal, with Seder rituals, unleavened bread, bitter herbs and Charoseth. Passover services at Beth Jacob Friday 6 pm. Saturday 9 am joint services for juniors and seniors. 10:30 am sermon by Rabbi Reines. Sunday 9 am services.
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Nisan
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Rabbi L. Reines
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Beth Jacob
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Reines
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Third and last garden short course Saturday
The playground garden short course concludes Saturday morning March 27 at 10 in the public library second floor. Mrs L J Smith, garden director, leads and will begin work on garden notebooks. Children retry seed planting demo by bringing a small box of soul award. course open to any child interested in playground or home gardens.
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L J Smith
Pazour dies after lingering illness at 75 in Marion
Peter Thomas Pazour aged 75, father of Mayor John Pazour, died Thursday at 3 45 pm in his Marion home following a long illness. He was born May 15 1861 near Prague and came to the United States at age five. Survived by nine children and several relatives, funeral set for 9 am Saturday at St Josephs. Burial in Bohemian National cemetery Cedar Rapids.
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Third Avenue
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Wis
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Modern Woodmen of America
Veteran Employee Association
Marion
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Prairie du Chien
Savanna
Ill
Mary A. Topel
Frank Pazour
Savanna, NL
H. C. Lane
Maywood
W. J. Wilkinson
Marengo
Peter Pazour
William Pazour
Gene Atkinson
Anamosa
John,Pazour
Louis Pazour
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
T. J
Editor Slain In Feud Reports Own Story Of How He Was Shot
Claude L. McCracken 46 editor of the Modoc Mail and Plain Dealer publisher died after being shot at Alturas California during a feud with rival publisher Bard French. Harry French 30 state employee surrendered, McCracken dictated a telegram to the AP stating the shooter. He died two hours later after being treated. McCracken had been AP correspondent in Alturas.
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Alturas
Calif
John Sharp
Claude L. McCracken
Harry French
McCracken
French
Madoc
Daily Mail
Bard French
Weekly
Plain Dealer
Decorah Oelwein And Cedar Rapids Men On Contractor Committees
DES MOINES UP Members of the committee on accident prevention of the Associated General Contractors of America were announced Friday by Ralph Green of Des Moines. Members include A. R Coren of Decorah J. Peter Olesen of Waterloo and J. T. Ryan of Colwen S P Moore of Cedar Rapids was named chairman of the legislative committee and G H Lowe of Cedar Rapids was appointed chairman of the committee on membership.
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Des Moines
Associated General Contractors of America
Ralph Green
A. R Coreen
Decorah
J. Peter Olesen
Waterloo
J. T. Ryan
Colwen
S. P. Moore
Cedar Rapids
G. H. Lowe
Rainbow division hosts Easter Story reading at church
Mrs. M. H. Biddick and three other hostesses welcomed Rainbow division members and officers from seven other Ladies Aid divisions along with the Friendly Guild of the Methodist church for a silver ten gathering. Mrs. J. J. Booth read The Easter Story as part of the program.
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M. H. Biddick
A. A Hardin
George Reichard
A. C. Sloss
Pick Up Local Man For Peddling In Davenport
Davenport police charged Mike Nassif with peddling without a license after he arrived from Cedar Rapids and offered rugs to residents. A Friday hearing led Nassif to agree to leave the city and not return with rugs.
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Davenport
Mike Nassif
Cedar Rapids
Nissif
Easter Parade Highlights at Local Social Event
Ruth Engstrom performed her original compositions while William Campbell sang a set of songs. Mrs Bernard Schenken organized the Easter parade featuring modern and old fashioned gowns and hats modeled by Mrs Harvey Gipp Mrs Weldon Campbell Mrs Harry Horn and Mrs Bernard Schenken. Mrs Sloss presided at the tea table.
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Ruth Engstrom
William Campbell
Bernard Schenken
Harvey Gipp
Weldon Campbell
Harry Horn
Sloss
Easter Breakfast Service at Methodist Church
A joint Easter Sunday service at 6:30 am will be conducted by Rev. E. T. Gough followed by a breakfast prepared by the Oxford club. A quartet of Louise Cippera Blanche Reynolds Robert Titus and William Campbell will perform. Helpers are asked to contribute fifteen cents for the meal.
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Epworth League
Methodist Church
Pilgrim Highroaders
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Presbyterian Church
E. T. Gough
Louise Cippera
Blanche Reynolds
Robert Titus
William Campbell
Town In Wisconsin Has Too Much Money
Randall Wisconsin officials face a 16000 dollar surplus in the town treasury from tavern and cigaret license and utility tax receipts. They spent on roads bridges and culverts but ran out of projects. They cannot lower property taxes due to none. Chairman George Dean laments the dilemma and calls a caucus for April 6 to seek voter ideas.
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Randall
Wis
George Dean
Lions and bear slain by all male villagers in La Calmette
In La Calmette France the entire male population of 585 hunted with shotguns and killed two lions and a bear that had escaped a circus and terrorized the countryside.
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LA Calmette
France
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